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Language Lesson Reviews from Students

Students are raving about their Language instructors on TakeLessons.
Check out some of these recent reviews.

Review by Christy

"Marcel is an excellent German teacher for my son. A fluent speaker, he is very patient as my son works to learn German as a second language. Marcel also g

oes above and beyond by setting up a vocabulary web page for my son to add words as he learns them. I would highly recommend Marcel for anyone wanting to learn German, whether they are beginners or advanced speakers."

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Los Angeles, CA teacher:
Marcel M.

Review by Jeanette

"Patient and kind. After struggling on my own to make progress, I appreciate the care and planning, Youngju puts into her lessons. Her encouragement makes

me want to keep going!"

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Baltimore, MD teacher:
Youngju S.

Review by Anna

"I have been struggling with my English communication skills for a few years. I know learning languages is always a challenge, but it was being too difficu

lt for me. I have been learning with Paloma for the last couple of years, and now that she lives in the States, we keep our weekly meeting in Skype. She is so nice! She is always kind and helpful, so patient when I don’t understand or a grammatical structure is giving me a hard time. I would totally recommend her – I am even writing in English here, isn’t that amazing?"

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Boston, MA teacher:
Paloma P.

Review by Moira

"Kerstin worked with my son in preparation for the GERMAN SAT Subject test. She was excellent. Kerstin was always punctual, professional and personable. Sh

e is able to combine a structured approach to learning with a cool, "lets make this fun" attitude which works beautifully with teenagers. My son, though a good student, could not reliably have aced this German Subject test on his own. Kerstin was able to motivate him to do his best, which is no small feat, since I am clueless as how to do this myself. She has also tutored my younger son in German with equally remarkable results. Both my kids adore her and there is no whining about her tutoring sessions. HIGHLY recommended."

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New York, NY teacher:
Kerstin R.

Review by Timna

"I have been working with Jean-Luc since July and he has vastly improved my French during this time. It is nice to have the lesson plan sent out in advance

so that I am prepared to learn. He is AMAZING!!! I highly recommend him to anybody that is looking to learn or improve their French. Merci Beaucoup Jean-Luc"

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Philadelphia, PA teacher:
Jean-Luc B.

Review by Jae

"Suyeon is a talented tutor that takes complex ideas and explains everything in an easy to understand way. She is patient and knowledgeable and is 100% in

vested in your success."

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Detroit, MI teacher:
Suyeon L.

Review by Julliana Sanchez

"I've been working with Timothy for 4 years working on accent reduction, Shakespeare acting, and cold reading. My experience with our sessions has helped m

e to focus on what was more important to work on and having Timothy honest and respectable approach will keep you satisfied to continue to work together."

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Boston, MA teacher:
T.J. R.

Review by Arslan

"Anastasia was my English tutor during 1,5 years. It was excited to learn English under her supervision. I significantly improved my English skills. Now I

speak faster, read and understand English speech better. Anastasia is a very good teacher, she planned our lessons to meet my demands to practice my English. She also concentrated on my mistakes and explained what was wrong and how it should be fixed. She planned our lessons to fix these mistakes. Anastasia was flexible enough to change our schedule upon my requests (many times I asked her to move a date / time of a lesson due to my long working hours). She is also flexible to change the topics / directions of our lessons. For example, Anastasia was open to help me to prepare for job interview (where my English might be checked). She checked also my cover letters (and other documents) many times. Anastasia is almost always on-line. She is always ready to help and support her student any time if he has any question or request. And I use this opportunity even now when I’m not her student.Furthermore Anastasia is a really nice person, she has a very good sense of humor and we had a fun during the lessons. It was easy to talk with her about any news or topic, we shared our opinions or thoughts about many things. So the lessons were really interesting. Now she is in the US where she lives among Americans and I’m sure she enhanced her knowledge and her English skills are better now. I strongly recommend Anastasia as a tutor. You will improve your English, and the lessons will be interesting."

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Washington, DC teacher:
Anastasia F.

Review by Robert

"Great."

Greenville, NC teacher:
Maria D.

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